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Shuanghuan Sceo: Chinese BMW X5 Copy-Cat Coming To Europe!
They just won’t let it go, will they? What if every Chinese car tested by Germany’s ADAC has miserably failed at the crash tests; who cares! Just keep bringing them in and at some point we’ll accept them. Following the Landwind SUV and the Brilliance BS6 Sedan, next up from China is the Shuanghuan Sceo SUV that will be distributed by a new French car dealer named “AZ Motorsâ€. The latter announced that it has been appointed as distributor of the Chinese 4x4 in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. However, with the Sceo, safety isn’t the only thing Europeans should be worried about as you don’t need the imagination of J.K. Rowling to see that Shuanghuan’s SUV is inspired from the previous generation BMW X5 with a touch of Toyota Land Cruiser up front. We might find it hilarious, but we’re sure as hell that BMW execs aren’t finding this at all funny… -Continued: Click “Read More…†below
Via: Autoblog.nl , Source: Edmunds
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China’s Brilliance Announces German Pricing For Bs4 Sedan
Brilliance Auto, BMW's partner in China, announced on Tuesday that its BS4 compact sedan will be available in Germany from October 25 with prices starting at €15,990 or about $23,450 with the current exchange rates. The Pininfarina designed...
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Bmw Wins Court Order To Ban Sales Of Chinese X5 Clone In Germany
In a decision that might set the example for similar cases in the near future, a court in Munich, Germany ruled that China Automobile Deutschland GmbH’s Shuanghuan SCEO SUV infringes BMW's design rights as it’s appearance clearly resembles...
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Toyota Rav4 & Bmw X5 Chinese Clones Go On Sale In Germany
Nearly a year after China Automobile Deutschland made its European debut at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show, the Munich-based importer announced today that it has began sales of its SCEO and UFO SUVs at 80 dealerships across Germany. Both models have caused...
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How To Transforming The Chinese Sceo Into A Bmw X5
Even though it is apparent that the Chinese automaker Shuanghuan was heavily inspired from the previous generation BMW X5 when designing the SCEO SUV, it would have been a bit too inappropriate -even for their standards- to blatantly imitate bimmer’s...
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Bmw Stuck In Copycat Uproar
Does the headline ring true? Is it BMW finding itself "stuck" in a debacle with a Chinese automaker? Or is Shuanghuan "stuck" in a fight with BMW, a fight it didn't start? The editors of daily newspapers who cover the auto industry weren't in...
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